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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Following President Erdoğan's recent visit, during which he discussed the unjust practices against Turks living in the country, GREEK officials have shown signs of willingness to find common ground. They announced that efforts to address the minority's demands in relation to the election of muftis in ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Greece at the start of this month - the first from a Turkish president in 65 years - is still causing controversy in the country. The problems started even before Erdoğan set foot on Greek soil. One day before ...

Fear has returned, however, and where it should least reside: at GREEK universities. Across the country, we are hearing cries of distress from academics and students who are struggling to deal with this growing phenomenon. But it is a deeply-rooted evil, and frustration has taken hold of the institutions.

Fear has returned, however, and where it should least reside: at GREEK universities. Across the country, we are hearing cries of distress from academics and students who are struggling to deal with this growing phenomenon. But it is a deeply-rooted evil, and frustration has taken hold of the institutions.

GREEKS love cash: Not only do they make most of their payments in cash – more than in any other eurozone country – but they also use it to pay their regular monthly obligations, such as utility bills, rent and even their taxes. The main reason for this proclivity for paper money is not an inherent aversion ...

The merry season is here and it usually arrives with a dose of carols and… calories! When it comes to sweets, guilt is the logical consequence of endless days indulging in pastries, cakes and, of course, the classic Christmas duo of the GREEK table: Kouriabides and Melomakarona. GREEKS adore these ...

Journalist Vassilis Beskenis passed away after he suffered a heart failure on Sunday morning. He was 43 and his death is mourned by Greece's political and mass media world. Beskenis was working for Skai group and his death came as a shock to many. President of the GREEK Parliament Nikos Voutsis ...

He recently added GREEK to the already handful of languages he speaks, and when asked about it last week he replied, “It's a hard language, so why not?'' That makes the Bulls forward now fluent in Serbian, GREEK, Spanish, English, and of course passive aggressiveness. It's the latter that's been ...

Greek shipping continues to be at the top of the world, despite the economic crisis that continues to plague Greece. According to Lloyd’s List, Greek shipowners control about 20% of the world’s dead tonnage weight (DWT) capacity with 4,600 vessels.

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrapped up ND’s 11th conference on Sunday with the message that the party was ready to govern the country “and to lead Greece where it deserves to be.” “We are ready, we know exactly where we ...

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrapped up ND’s 11th conference on Sunday with the message that the party was ready to govern the country “and to lead Greece where it deserves to be.” “We are ready, we know exactly where we ...

Greece is among the top five EU member-states that have so far taken advantage of the so-called Juncker stimulus plan, mainly focusing on infrastructure works and financing towards SMEs, according to an announcement made this week by the European Investment Bank (EIB), naftemporiki.gr reports.

Thirty-two Turkish citizens including academics, teachers and doctors have applied for asylum in Greece after being detained by GREEK Maritime Security forces on an Aegean island where they arrived illegally, the GREEK Kathimerini daily reported on Saturday. “All state workers or teachers, the Turks ...

Thirty-two Turkish citizens including academics, teachers and doctors have applied for asylum in Greece after being detained by GREEK Maritime Security forces on an Aegean island where they arrived illegally, the GREEK Kathimerini daily reported on Saturday. “All state workers or teachers, the Turks ...

At a summit of EU leaders last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pledged to bolster GREEK efforts to accelerate the asylum process and to help increase the presence of Frontex, the EU's border monitoring agency, at the country's ...

A GREEK newspaper on Sunday claimed that nine far-left terrorist suspects had plotted to assassinate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the country earlier this month. Citing security sources, GREEK daily To Vima reported that the nine alleged members of Turkey's far-left ...

Yesterday afternoon, the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Katrougalos, met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Ivan Gil. Mr. Katrougalos reiterated Greece’s solidarity with the Venezuelan people at this critical time, highlighting that the crisis can be overcome only through the broadest possible political dialogue. For this reason, he stressed, substantial progress in the Santo Domingo talks is vital. Mr. Katrougalos also underscored the need to fully safeguard democratic and constitutional processes and ensure the participation of all political forces, with no exclusions, in the 2018 presidential elections. Greece supports these positions also within the framework of the European Union, supporting the latter’s active diplomatic contribution towards the resolution of the crisis.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias will meet at the Foreign Ministry, at 12:15 on Monday, 18 December, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Salahuddin Rabbani, who will be carrying out a visit to Greece.The two Ministers will focus on the upgrading of bilateral cooperation, marked by the opening of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Athens.Following their meeting, at about 13:00, they will make joint statements to the press.

A cluster of ancient shipwrecks dating to the Roman Empire era 2,000 years ago or more has been discovered off the Mediterranean island of Naxos, Greece. Eight shipwrecks from Roman period discovered off Naxos Island. Frode Kvalo The find is remarkable ...

ATHENS – An alleged scheme in which high-ranking Greek railway officials were charged with working to Gypsies to steal equipment has cost the state at […] The post Greek Railways Scrap Metal Racket Took 1M Euros in Equipment appeared first on The National Herald.

ATHENS – With anarchists on a rampage in Athens and new electronic ticket machines being vandalized, Greek police will take over security in the capital’s […] The post Cops Taking Over Greek Metro Security from Private Guards appeared first on The National Herald.

ATHENS – Almost as soon as talks reopened aimed at ending a name feud, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Deputy Prime Minister Radmila Sekerinska opened […] The post FYROM Deputy PM Laughs Off Greek Irredentist Fears appeared first on The National Herald.

ATHENS – Almost as soon as talks reopened aimed at ending a name feud, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Deputy Prime Minister Radmila Sekerinska opened […] The post FYROM Deputy PM Laughs Off Greek Irredentist Fears appeared first on The National Herald.

ATHENS – A visit from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has moved Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to consider letting a Muslim minority in northern […] The post Tsipras Ponders Letting Greece’s Muslims Choose Mufti appeared first on The National Herald.

ATHENS – Only a week after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Greece with Premier Alexis Tsipras and asked for the return of eight […] The post Group of 32 Turks Rescued Off Greek Island Want Asylum appeared first on The National Herald.

ATHENS – European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizens Dimitris Avramopoulos addressed main opposition New Democracy’s 11th party conference on Sunday, noting that it […] The post Avramopoulos: Greece Must Ηelp Counter a ‘Deep Existential Crisis’ in Europe appeared first on The National Herald.

Meanwhile, GREEK Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Kotzias said in an interview published on Sunday by the GREEK newspaper Real News, that settlement negotiations on the Cyprus problem would resume only if the conditions set by the GREEK and GREEK Cypriot side in November 2016 were met.

This is the vision of New Democracy, which will be implemented by a party that is united, renewed and based on the trust of the GREEK people, "said Greece's Main Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his closing speech on the second day of the 11th conference of New Democracy. "We must at last ...

GREEKS and Turks have been at each other's throats for centuries over many different things, but a rivalry seldom mentioned revolves around the origins of baklava. The history of this scrumptious delicacy is quite controversial, and unfortunately not very well documented. Many ethnic groups such as the ...

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias spoke about the developing situation in Albania and the continuation of negotiations, stating that: “I have a reserved optimism that we will complete our efforts during our meeting in Koritsa (Korça). I believe that on both sides there is a positive will.”.

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades repeated on Sunday that the GREEK Cypriot side will not accept a solution bound to collapse the day after the agreement, CNA reports. Addressing a memorial ceremony for Theodosis Hadjitheodosiou, a hero of the 1955-1959 EOKA struggle against the British ...

Airbnb changes the GREEK market: More expensive rental rates in Koukaki than Kolonaki One of Airbnb's homes in Athens, inspired by the colors of the old Olympic Airways ... An impressive increase in the number of homes rented by tourists in Athens via the Airbnb platform has been recorded over the ...

Cutie Mitsi is a lovely dog approximately 10 months old. She was abused and left to die by monster perpetrators in Patras, western Greece. A wire was tied tight around her neck, an ugly wound was open wide in one of her legs, the bone was visible. The abused dog was found by a local … The post Lovely 10-month-old Mitsi has one Christmas wish: a forever home appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

GREEK media reported Sunday that nine Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) terrorists captured in Athens last week were plotting to attack President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his visit to the country. Based on security sources, To Vima newspaper reported that captured militants ...

GREEK media reported Sunday that nine Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) terrorists captured in Athens last week were plotting to attack President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his visit to the country. Based on security sources, To Vima newspaper reported that captured militants ...

McArthurGlen Athens at Spata, eastern Attica, will be the focus of union protests this Sunday against the opening of stores on Sundays and unofficial holidays, kathimerini.gr reports. December 17 is the first of three consecutive Sundays when stores will remain open, with the aim of serving Christmas ...

Austria is getting a 31-year-old chancellor who will be Europe’s youngest leader and a coalition government that puts members of a far-right party in charge of defense, foreign affairs and other key departments. Austria's government will include the far-right FPÖ, founded by former members of the Nazi party after WW2 & led by a man … The post Center-Right and Far-Right in Austria’s anti-migration coalition government appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

A fire in a five-store building in Katerini, West Macedonia, left behind three people dead. Two elder brothers and the daughter of one. Fire brigades evacuated eight more people. The fire broke out in the apartment of the first floor around 5 o’ clock on Sunday morning and spread quickly. Firefighters called in by neighbors … The post Tragedy in Katerini: Three die when fire breaks out in home and spreads in multi-store building appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

Once again, Creta Maris Beach Resort stood out among the very best in tourism sector and was awarded with the “Treasures of Greek Tourism 2017” award, at the event of Excellence of Greek Tourist Enterprises, held by the New Times Publishing on December ...

the GREEK artist vasilis markostian presents his new artwork 'I have two televisions, two remote controls, two landline phones, two mobile phones, two batteries, two clocks, two computers, two lighters, two cooking appliances, two radio tape players, and one life to enjoy them!' — a cabinet, consisting of ...

During the library's renovation, archaeologists apparently found some of Hippocrates' centuries-old medical recipes. The ancient GREEK physician is widely regarded as the “father of western medicine.” “The most valuable manuscript in the library is the Codex Sinaiticus, (which) dates back to the fourth ...

The GREEK-life Response Team is a quintet reporting directly to Barron that includes: Sims, Vice President for Administration Thomas Poole, associate general counsel Frank Guadagnino, Vice President for Government and Community Relations Zack Moore, and University Police Chief Keith Morris.

Many parishioners in the communities of Camarillo and Santa Barbara, California remain under evacuation with several families from nearby St. Demetrios GREEK Orthodox Church in Camarillo having lost all or part of their homes and belongings. The threat of more damage and destruction remains high ...

Many parishioners in the communities of Camarillo and Santa Barbara, California remain under evacuation with several families from nearby St. Demetrios GREEK Orthodox Church in Camarillo having lost all or part of their homes and belongings. The threat of more damage and destruction remains high ...

In 1821, Byron began his protest against the Ottoman occupation of GREECE with: The isles of GREECE! the isles of GREECE. Where burning Sappho loved and sung,. Where grew the arts of war and peace,. Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung! Eternal summer gilds them yet,. But all, except their sun, ...

On the other hand, if we consider Turkish Cypriots the enemy, if we consider their economy as competing with ours, if brainless fanatics – of whom there are plenty – carry GREEK flags to football grounds and banners with slogans claiming 'Cyprus is GREEK' then it would be better not to sign any settlement ...